Wednesday, July 16, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

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GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter: As Elon Musk once said, "We dug our own grave with Cybertruck." Read More

Faraday Future faces potential SEC enforcement action after three-year probe: The troubled EV startup, its founder, and the founder's nephew are all in the financial regulator's crosshairs. Read More

Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode: The new business-calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf, for information about availability and pricing. Read More

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Afternoon must-reads

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Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans: The video game giant banned an unknown number of cheaters who were using one of the oldest-running cheats. Read More

Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business: Scale AI is cutting 14% of the company just weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its CEO. Read More

Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction: Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds. Read More

Nvidia's resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare earth element trade talks: U.S. Commerce Secretary said Nvidia's plans to start selling its H20 chips are tied to ongoing trade discussions with China regarding REEs. Read More

A former OpenAI engineer describes what it's really like to work there: A senior engineer describes the thrill, chaos, and exhaustion of working at OpenAI this past year while launching its coding agent Codex. Read More

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Last but not least

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OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry 'reckless' safety culture at Elon Musk's xAI: The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company's technological advances. Read More